If you look at the stamp on the stock it should tell you a year. For example mine is stamped with usa and underneath it it says 1899. Answer 2: I presume its a 30-40 Krag rifle MADE by Springfield Armory in the Spanish American War era and between 1894 to 1898. Those rifles were eventually replaced and sold to the civilian market, most were cut down as the rifles were very long.
In years to come, collectors tried to find original wood stocks to fit the full length specimens still remaining, so its VERY possible to get a stock stamp (called a Cartuche) that has just about ANY date on it. The metal side plate (oposite the loading gate) on the rifle should say the MODEL date, this date would be aproximate. The Army used some of these guns up to the 1st World War and replaced them with 20th century stocks and sights.
Historical Autopsy of a Government Model 1911 (serial number 41, 610) Page| 4 Here you can clearly see the differences between the M1911 (1911-1924) and the M1911A1 (1924 to present). Note the hammer, grip safety tang, curved mainspring housing, trigger, frame reliefs behind the trigger, and front sight. Note the differences in grips. Colt M1911A1 U.S. ARMY Serial Number 906471 (parkerized finish) - Shipped March 23, 1943 to the Transportation Officer, Springfield Armory in a shipment of 2,000 guns. One of 106,171 model 1911A1 pistols produced with a duplicate assigned serial number.
The value of one in pristeine condition and original configuration may go for $3000 but that's pretty rare. If it is 100% complete and at least in NRA VG condition I would expect a price between $400 and $1000 depending on area of the USA. Don't know exactly, however it was probably made recently. Springfield made the first US Government contract version of this.45 cal pistol (model 1911). However, Springfield did not paticipate in the next production contract with the modified version of the 1911, known as the A1.
Colt & others did. So that means that Springfield, on its own, has produced the A1 version (a very popular version) for sale to the public, decades later then when the original A1 first appeared. The serial numbers that begin with 'ww' probably mean that it is not a military issue weapon. I'm not an expert in this area, please consult with one. Check with gunbroker.com.
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Hope this helps a little.